DENVER (KDVR) — May 16 marks the end of National Police Week, a chance to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Every year, thousands gather in Washington, D.C., where names of fallen officers from the past year are added to a memorial wall.

This year, however, the pandemic has forced organizers to cancel those events.

“Normally, we’d be having a service at the south steps of the U.S. Capitol building, where the president would address the families of survivors,” says Robert Cook. “That can’t happen this year because of the virus pandemic.”

Friday night, hundreds of people in the Colorado law enforcement community gathered to honor two Colorado State Patrol members who died in 2019.

Cpl. Daniel Groves was killed on March 13, while helping a stranded motorist in a blizzard on Interstate 76.